
Packers concerned by Watson injury
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur is concerned over the injury Christian Watson sustained during Monday's big win over the New Orleans Saints.
The Packers clinched a playoff berth with an emphatic 34-0 triumph at Lambeau Field.
Yet the win was marred by a knee injury for Watson, who was landed on by two of the Saints' defensive backs - Alontae Taylor and Kool-Aid McKinstry - at the end of the second quarter.
Watson did play on for seven more snaps, but was eventually taken out of the game.
"There's some concern there, certainly," LaFleur said.
"We're going to get some more testing done [on Tuesday]. Hopefully, I'll have an answer for you."
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Speaking to the media, Watson explained: "It definitely hurt right away, but it felt like it was good enough to go back in, so I went back in and it was feeling all right.
"But it was just kind of lingering a little bit and I just couldn't play the type of football I wanted to play, so I just had to shut it down."
The Packers have two games left to play in the regular season, and can still get the top wild-card seed.
Monday's win was the first time Green Bay had recorded a shutout since the 2021 season.











